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This clause addresses a core concern about pay-to-play review manipulation by explicitly stating that paid features have no influence over review recommendations or display.
Readers can rely on Yelp's statement that businesses cannot use advertising purchases to manipulate review rankings or visibility.
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"any purchase of advertising or other paid features from Yelp does not and will not influence the Recommendation Software or otherwise allow or enable You, directly or indirectly, to alter reviews or impact whether, where, or how reviews appear on YelpExcerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service
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This clause addresses a core concern about pay-to-play review manipulation by explicitly stating that paid features have no influence over review recommendations or display.
Readers can rely on Yelp's statement that businesses cannot use advertising purchases to manipulate review rankings or visibility.
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